The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-05
WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW.
An Analysis of the Vote of Baltimore
City at the late Election-Large
Republican Increase.

Mr.. d. E. Conklin, chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, has issued an address to
the people of Maryland in which he says:
"In view of the active interest that has been
manifested in the municipal election just hold in
this city, is deemed proper at this time to state
the results as shown thereby. Mr.. Latrobe re-
ceived, according to the official returns, 34,770
votes, and Mr.. Bartlett 30,345. Comparing this
with the presidential election of 1884, in which
Mr.. Cleveland received 34,2S9 and Mr.. Blaine 81
5S5, it is apparent that the increase of Mr.. La
trobes vote over that of Mr.. Cleveland is but 4S1,
while that of Mr.. Bartlett over Mr.. Blaine is g.
700. tits well known fact however, that presi-
Dental election brings out a larger vote than
for municipal or state officers only, and compari-
son of the vote of this city for several years, not
presidential, shows a normal Democratic vote of
about q, 900 to 20 900, and normal Republican
vote of "a, 900 to $4,000. The figures of Wednes-
day last, therefore, make it plain that the Demo-
cratic ticket after unusually vigorous canvass,
polled about the usual presidential vote, while that
for the Republican ticket exceeded it by nearly g.,
600, and was between 5000 and 5000 above the
normal vote. 1t follows from this that large
number of Independent Democrats cast their votes
on Wednesday last for the Republican ticket.
The election was one for mayor and members
of the City Council only. The Democratic candi-
date for mayor was gentleman of wide personal
acquaintance and popularity, connected with
numerous organizations, the members of which,
from personal considerations, gave to him hundreds
of votes that could have been commanded by no
other nominee of that party. The canvass was
one in which organized labor took no part; hence
the vote, with the exception of the Independent
Democrats, was narrowed to party lines, and the
Republican candidate poled, by $3.50, the largest
vote ever poled for the ticket of that party in this
city, and out of thirty members of the City Coun-
Gil in both branches, eleven of those elected were
Republicans.
"This constitutes most encouraging outlook
for the ensuing state election. It is in the Gen
eral Assembly, and not in the City Council, that
the publication of our election laws must be effect
ed, and this fact was fully understood and appre-
ciated by the voters of this city; yet the Third
legislative district gave Wednesday last a
Republican majority of 636, as against an average
majority of over 1000 for the Democratic candi-
dates for the legislature two years ago. and in this
district is included the Seventeenth ward. At the
state election many of those who, for personal
sons, gave their support to Mr.. Latrobe, will vote
for the Republican ticket from an honest desire
for the publication THE ballot-box. The Repub-
lican vote that rallied in strength at the munich
pal election is not disheartened but will be again
cast in full for Mr.. Brooks and the entire Repub-
lcan ticket; and the vote oforganized labor, that
had no grievance against Mr.. Latrobe, but as
against Mr.. Jackson is to be decided on November
Sth. These are not idle fancies, but known facts
and taken in connection with the sentiment of the
city as already shown, bear to the counties of
Maryland the glad tidings that if they do their
duty, Baltimore city will do hers in deciding for
proper registration, free ballot and an honest
count at future elections, and restoration of
government by the will of the people,"